Content determination and chemometric analysis of 11 components in Xueli zhike syrup / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To determine the contents of 11 components in Xueli zhike syrup， establish its chemometric method and provide reference for its quality control. METHODS HPLC method was established to simultaneously determine the contents of amygdalin， deapi-platycoside E， platycoside E， platycodin D3， euscaphic acid， tormentic acid， maslinic acid， corosolic acid， praeruptorin A， praeruptorin B and praeruptorin E in 12 batches of Xueli zhike syrup. The quality evaluation of 12 batches of samples was performed by chemometrics. RESULTS The 11 components had good linear relationships within their respective ranges （r≥0.999 1）； RSDs of precision， reproducibility and stability （24 h） tests were all lower than 2.00%. The average recovery rates ranged 96.90%-100.01% （RSDs were all lower than 2.00%）. Cluster analysis showed that 12 batches of samples were clustered into 3 groups. Principal component analysis showed that the first two principal components could represent 88.53% information of 11 components in Xueli zhike syrup. Partial least squares-discrimination analysis showed that euscaphic acid， amygdalin and praeruptorin A were the main potential markers affecting the quality of Xueli zhike syrup. CONCLUSIONS The established method can be used to control the quality of Xueli zhike syrup.

Effect of 60Co-γ ray irradiation on five active ingredients in Infantile Qingfei Pills / 中草药

Objective To establish HPLC method for simultaneous determination of five active ingredients of cucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin E, praeruptorin A, praeruptorin B, and praeruptorin E in Infantile Qingfei Pills (IQP), and study the contents changes of the five effective components in IQP before and after 60Co-γ ray irradiation. Methods The Agilent-C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) was adopted and the detection wavelength was 230 nm and 321 nm with the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The mobile phase consisted of A (methanol: acetonitrile) and B (0.5% glacial acetic acid solution) for gradient elution, and column temperature was 25 ℃. Irradiation does of 2, 4, 6, 8 kGy were selected to irradiate IQP respectively. The contents of five active components in IQP were compared before and after irradiation, and the significant condition was observed by t-test. Results The linear range of cucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin E, praeruptorin A, praeruptorin B, and praeruptorin E were 0.049—1.247, 0.079—1.973, 0.056—1.406, 0.028—0.705, and 0.028—0.693 μg, The average recovery were 101.2%, 99.7%, 99.9%, 98.9%, and 100.5%, and RSD were 0.6%, 0.5%, 1.2%, 1.1%, and 1.2%, respectively. After irradiation of 2, 4, 6, and 8 kGy, the effective components contents of cucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin E, praeruptorin A, praeruptorin B, and praeruptorin E were changed. After t-test in groups, the content change of cucurbitacin B was significantly after irradiation over 6 kGy (P < 0.05). Conclusion The established method has a high recovery rate, good repeatability, which is simple and practical and can be used for quality control of IQP. The changes of each component are not significant with the radiation no more than 6 kGy, which can provide a reference for the sterilization of IQP.

Simultaneous Determination of Praeruptorion A and Praeruptorion B in Tongxuan Lifei Pills by UPLC / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To establish a method for content determination of praeruptorin A and praeruptorin B in Tongxuan Lifei Pills. Methods UPLC method was adopted. ACE UItra Core Super C18 (75 mm × 2.1 mm, 2.5 μm) was used with methanol-water as the mobile phase, by gradient elute. The flow rate was 0.3 mL/min; The detection wavelength was set at 321 nm; The column temperature was 40 ℃. Results Praeruptorin A and praeruptorin B showed the good linear relationship in the range of 20.48–204.8 ng (r=0.999 7) and 5.158–51.58 ng (r=1.000 0), respectively. The average recoveries were 98.2％ and 100.3％, respectively. Conclusion The method is simple, fast, accurate and reproducible, which can be used to determine the contents of praeruptorin A and praeruptorin B in Tongxuan Lifei Pills.

Effects Observation of Praeruptorin A for Brachial Plexus Block Anesthesia / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of praeruptorin A for brachial plexus block anesthesia in patients receiving up-per extremity fractures surgery. METHODS:68 patients receiving upper extremity fracture surgery were randomly divided into trial group and control group with 34 cases in each group. Trial group was given praeruptorin A 0.2 mg/kg intravenously before brachial plexus block anesthesia,and control group was given equivalent volume of 0.9% sodium chloride injection. The anesthesia induc-tion time,the pain reflex disappearance time and postoperative recovery time were compared between 2 groups,and hemodynamic parameters and RPP were recorded in 2 groups before anesthesia (T0),immediately after anesthesia (T1),5 min after anesthesia (T2),10 min after anesthesia (T3),20 min after anesthesia (T4) . RESULTS:Anesthesia induction time,pain reflex disappear-ance time and postoperative respiratory recovery time in trial group were all significantly shorter than in control group,with statisti-cal significance(P<0.05). SBP,DBP,HR and MAP of trial group were lower than those of control group at T2,T3,T4,with sta-tistical significance(P<0.05). RPP of trial group was significantly lower than that of control group at T1,T2,T3 and T4,with sta-tistical significance (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:For brachial plexus anesthesia of upper extremity fractures surgery,preoperative application of praeruptorin A can shorten anesthesia induction time,pain reflex disappearance time and postoperative respiratory re-covery time,and reduce the fluctuation of hemodynamics.

Optimization on Extraction Technology of Shu-Feng Ding-Chuan Granules in Huang-Qin Group by Box-Behnken Response Surface Methodology / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to optimize the extraction technology of Shu-Feng Ding-Chuan(SFDC) granules in the Huang-Qin(HQ)group by Box-Behnken response surface methodology(RSM).With three major characteristic components (baicalin,praeruptorin A and solid content in extraction liquid),the effects of four factors,such as the concentration of ethanol,the dosage of ethanol,the duration of extraction and the extraction times,were investigated by the single factor experiment.Then,the range of parameters of key factors was further studied and explored by Box-Behnken RSM.The results of single factor experiment and Box-Behnken design showed that the optimum preparation conditionswere 8-fold 70% ethanol,extracted for 2 times,with 1.0 h per each time.Under these conditions,the transfer rates of baicalin and praeruptor in A were 89.57% and 87.90%,respectively.And the transfer rateof solid content was 32.35%.It was concluded that the single factor experiment combined with RSM can be used in theoptimization of extraction technology for SFDC granules in the HQ group.This technique wasstable and feasible,which provided scientific evidences for the industrial production.

Simultaneous determination of major coumarins′ content in processing Peucedani Radix materials by method of substitute for reference substance / 中国药科大学学报

@#(±)-Praeruptorin A(PA)was used as the standard reference substance to establish a new method of substitute for reference substance. The contents of both(±)-praeruptorin B(PB)and(+)-praeruptorin E(PE)were calculated by the method. The major content of coumarins in different processing materials could be gained by determining the content of(±)-praeruptorin A, which could provide scientific evidence for the research on pharmacology discrepancy and quality standards. The method was carried out on a Welch Materials Ultimate XB-C18 column(4. 6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm), with a gradient mobile phase of methanol and water at the flow rate of 1. 0 mL/min. The column temperature was 30 °C and detection wavelength was set at 322 nm. According to this method, the relative correlation factors(f)of(±)-praeruptorin B and(+)-praeruptorin E were determined as 0. 787 2 and 0. 969 0, respectively. After determine the contents of 15 batches of materials from different sources, no significant differences between substitute method and external standard method were observed. It was a feasible and credible method to determine the content of major coumarins in Peucedani Radix with different processing materials. The results showed lower contents of coumarins in processing materials than in raw materials.

Analysis on Peucedani Radix coumarin by UPLC/Q-TOF MS and study on its preliminary pharmacodynamics / 中草药

Objective: To establish a UPLC/Q-TOF MS method for analyszing the chemical constituents of total coumarins extract from Peucedani Radix (the rhizome of Peucedanum praeruptorum) and to study its preliminary pharmacodynamics. Methods: The chromatographic column was Acquity UPLC BEH C18, the mobile phase was composed of 0.1% formic acid (A) and acetonitrile (B) with gradient elution; The detection wavelength was set at 321 nm; The ionization mode was ESI+; And the mass scan range was m/z 100-1 000. Using the rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) induced by streptozocin (STZ), the effect of total coumarins on reducing blood-lipid and blood-sugar was investigated in the experiment. Results: Qianhucoumarin D, peucedanocoumarin II, praeruptorin A, peucedanocoumarin I, praeruptorin B, and praeuptorin E in Peucedani Radix coumarin could be well separated and identified in one run. The preliminary pharmacodynamic results show that the total coumarins had an effect of reducing the level of fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, and liver index (P < 0.05); On the other hand, it could improve the level of HDL (P < 0.05). The above results prompt that coumarin extract of Peucedani Radix could improve the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of T2DM, then play a role in the treatment of T2DM. Conclusion: A UPLC/Q-TOF MS method has been established to separate and identify the total coumarin extract of Peucedani Radix, the preliminary pharmacodynamic study shows that the total coumarin extract of Peucedani Radix had the function of reducing blood sugar and blood lipid significantly.

Protective effect of dl-praeruptorin A on focal cerebral ischemia in mice / 中国生化药物杂志

purpose To investigate the protective effect and character of dl-praeruptorin A(Pd-Ia)on focal cerebral ischemia in mice.Methods Transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice WaS induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1.5 h.Pd-Ia was administered intraperitoneally either with multiple doses(1,5 and 10ms/ks)at 0.5 h before ischemia or single dose(5 ms/kg)at 0.5 h and 1 h before ischemic,the same time of ischemia,the same time of reperfusion,or 0.5 h and 1 h after reperfusion respectively.Neurological deficit score,infarct volume,brain edema,the activities of SOD and the contents of MDA were determined.Results Pretreatment with multiple doses(5 and 10 ms/ks)of Pd-Ia at 0.5 h before ischemia or single dose(5 mg/kg)of Pd-Ia at 0.5 h before ischemia,at the same time of ischemic,at the same time of reperfusion and 0.5 h after reperfusion significantly attenuated neurological deficit score,decreased infarct volume and alleviated brain edema,and the treatment at the time of reperfusion had the most marked effect.Pd-Ia(5 or 10 ms/ks)can significantly enhance the activities of SOD and lower the contents MDA.Conclusion dl-praeruptorin A has a neuroprotective effect on the injury in the acute phase of transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice,with optimal doses of 5 ms/ks and the optimal therapeutic time point of the same time of reperfusion.

Content Determination of Praeruptorin A in Qingfei Yihuo Pills by RP-HPLC / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish RP-HPLC method for the content determination of praeruptorin A in Qingfei yihuo pills.METHODS:The chromatographic column was Diamonsil-C18(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) column.The mobile phase consisted of methanol-water(81:19) and the detection wavelength were set at 322 nm.RESULTS:The linear range of praeruptorin A was 4.65～23.25 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 9) with an average recovery of 100.5%(RSD=2.35%,n=6).CONCLUSION:The method is sensitive,well separated and accurate for content determination of Qingfei yihuo pills.